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Southwater

Middle area

North east Horsham. 9,504 people in 3.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Southwater’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£430,000
1,590th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,363
1,732nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Southwater compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Horsham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Horsham16 areas from £350,000 to £725,000. The middle area is £428,303. Southwater is £430,000.
£430,0008th highest
Population16 middle areas, Horsham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Horsham16 areas from 5,454 to 12,394. The middle area is 8,957. Southwater is 9,363.
9,3637th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Horsham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Horsham16 areas from 24.2% to 97.7%. The middle area is 73.8%. Southwater is 96.0%.
96.0%3rd highest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, Horsham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Horsham16 areas from 1.0% to 3.3%. The middle area is 1.8%. Southwater is 1.2%.
1.2%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Horsham

These figures are published for the whole of Horsham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Horsham and not Southwater alone. See Horsham

Average house price
£441,654
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,487
77th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.6
18th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Southwater in brief

The median price paid for a home in Southwater was £430,000 in 2025.

Southwater had 9,363 usual residents at the census.

In Southwater, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Southwater, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.